Love Driving? Get A Simulator, Not A Car

So, if you really love driving and want to cut loose at properly illegal speeds, then you should forget buying a Ferrari.

Get yourself a simulator set-up at home for less than $1500 instead.

With a fully immersive headset, a proper chair and force feedback wheel, you can drive pretty much every iconic racing, rally and supercar, flat out, on any road or track in the world from the comfort of your home.

They’re leagues ahead of anything you might have seen even a few years ago and much more fun than the drive to work.

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This is Project Cars in VR, and it looks amazing:

This is Driveclub:

Here is the trailer for the new Gran Turismo Sport game:

These Are Simulators, Not Games

They have gone beyond simple games. These are now driving simulators that are arguably better fun than you could ever have on a public road.

With VR headsets, you are now immersed in the action and it feels like you’re driving the car. It’s safe, it’s socially acceptable and it’s the future of fast driving.

We’ll do it at home and we’ll race for the pink slips of the virtual cars we spent hours perfecting. It could actually be pretty cool.

You can take anything from a Pagani Zonda through to a 1980s Audi S1 WRC car out for a spin without bothering anybody. You get 1200 cars to choose from in Gran Turismo 6 alone and iRacing offers serious championships in 70 contemporary racers.

If you go through the gravel then you can do a $10,000 injury to the paintwork. So it makes sense to use a ratty old Formula Car, or a Caterham, if you want to drive on a circuit.

They’re cheap, lots of fun and quick enough. A Bugatti Chiron would be less fun and a set of tires to get home will set you back $30,000.

So, then, supercars are done at some point soon. They’re little more than an ostentatious display of wealth right now and the likes of the LaFerrari and McLaren P1 are so far beyond the public road they just can’t really justify their presence anywhere.

We can either cry about that, or embrace the next generation of realistic simulators that means you can effectively drive any car in the world.

What Do You Need?

It’s pretty simple really. You need a PC, or console set-up.

The PC will open up more opportunities and you can use it to run your business, too. But you can spend a massive amount on a modern gaming PC and if money is a factor then get a PS4 kit.

About The Author

Nick

One day journalist and copywriter Nick Hall looked in the mirror and wasn't happy where life had taken him. So he decided to get off his ass and do something about it, this is a journey back from the rut from Hell.
He learned some valuable lessons along the way. Now he's passing them on to you.